diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b228701..f38ab5f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ registry*.json*
 terraform.tfstate**
 *history*.txt
 *.tfvars
-gcloud/tf/.env
diff --git a/gcloud/tf/main.tf b/gcloud/tf/main.tf
index cb38fb6..bd8f6e6 100644
--- a/gcloud/tf/main.tf
+++ b/gcloud/tf/main.tf
@@ -81,63 +81,6 @@ resource "google_compute_disk" "app_data_disk" {
 }
 
 
-// load balancer ....
-
-
-# resource "google_compute_health_check" "http_health_check" {
-#   name                = "http-health-check"
-#   check_interval_sec  = 5
-#   timeout_sec         = 5
-#   healthy_threshold   = 2
-#   unhealthy_threshold = 2
-
-#   http_health_check {
-#     port = 80
-#   }
-# }
-
-resource "google_compute_http_health_check" "http_health_check" {
-  name                = "http-health-check"
-  request_path        = "/"
-  port                = 80
-  check_interval_sec  = 5
-  timeout_sec         = 5
-  healthy_threshold   = 2
-  unhealthy_threshold = 2
-}
-
-
-# resource "google_compute_target_pool" "k3s_pool" {
-#   name          = "k3s-target-pool"
-#   instances     = [google_compute_instance.k3s.self_link]
-#   health_checks = [google_compute_health_check.http_health_check.self_link]
-# }
-
-resource "google_compute_target_pool" "k3s_pool" {
-  name          = "k3s-target-pool"
-  instances     = [google_compute_instance.k3s.self_link]
-  health_checks = [google_compute_http_health_check.http_health_check.self_link]
-}
-
-resource "google_compute_forwarding_rule" "http_forwarding_rule" {
-  name                  = "http-forwarding-rule"
-  target                = google_compute_target_pool.k3s_pool.self_link
-  port_range            = "80"
-  ip_protocol           = "TCP"
-  load_balancing_scheme = "EXTERNAL"
-}
-
-resource "google_compute_forwarding_rule" "https_forwarding_rule" {
-  name                  = "https-forwarding-rule"
-  target                = google_compute_target_pool.k3s_pool.self_link
-  port_range            = "443"
-  ip_protocol           = "TCP"
-  load_balancing_scheme = "EXTERNAL"
-}
-
-
-
-// ----------------------------------
 
 
 
@@ -153,8 +96,3 @@ output "k3s_vm_public_ip" {
   value       = google_compute_instance.k3s.network_interface[0].access_config[0].nat_ip
   description = "Ephemeral public IP of the k3s VM"
 }
-
-output "load_balancer_ip" {
-  value       = google_compute_forwarding_rule.http_forwarding_rule.ip_address
-  description = "External IP address of the load balancer (HTTP)"
-}
diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/build-gcloud-k3s-pipeline.json b/gcloud/tf/scripts/build-gcloud-k3s-pipeline.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 14da3f1..0000000
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/build-gcloud-k3s-pipeline.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "name": "run pre-flight checks",
-        "function": "RunCommand",
-        "params": [
-            "./scripts/pre-flight-checks.sh"
-        ],
-        "retryCount": 0,
-        "shouldAbort": true
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "list gcloud infrastructure",
-        "function": "RunCommand",
-        "params": [
-            "./scripts/list_gloud_infra.sh"
-        ],
-        "retryCount": 0,
-        "shouldAbort": true
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "run tofu",
-        "function": "RunCommand",
-        "params": [
-            "./scripts/run_tofu.sh"
-        ],
-        "retryCount": 0,
-        "shouldAbort": true
-    }
-]
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diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/install_traefik.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/install_traefik.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index da3d96e..0000000
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/install_traefik.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
-set -e
-
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp /tmp/traefik-values-XXXXXX.yaml)
-
-
-cat > "$TMPFILE" <<EOF
-ingressClass:
-  enabled: true
-  isDefaultClass: true
-ports:
-  web:
-    port: 80
-    hostPort: 80
-  websecure:
-    port: 443
-    hostPort: 443
-  traefik:
-    port: 9000
-api:
-  dashboard: true
-  insecure: true
-ingressRoute:
-  dashboard:
-    enabled: true
-ping: true
-log:
-  level: INFO
-service:
-  enabled: true
-  type: ClusterIP
-  annotations: {}
-  ports:
-    web:
-      port: 80
-      protocol: TCP
-      targetPort: web
-    websecure:
-      port: 443
-      protocol: TCP
-      targetPort: websecure
-EOF
-
-
-if helm status traefik --namespace traefik &> /dev/null; then
-  echo "Traefik is already installed in the 'traefik' namespace. Upgrading..."
-  helm upgrade traefik traefik/traefik --namespace traefik -f "$TMPFILE"
-else
-  echo "Installing Traefik..."
-  helm repo add traefik https://traefik.github.io/charts
-  helm repo update
-  # Using --create-namespace is good practice, though traefik will always exist.
-  helm install traefik traefik/traefik --namespace traefik --create-namespace -f "$TMPFILE"
-fi
-
-
-
-# echo
-# echo "To access the dashboard:"
-# echo "kubectl port-forward -n traefik \$(kubectl get pods -n traefik -l \"app.kubernetes.io/name=traefik\" -o name) 9000:9000"
-# echo "Then visit http://localhost:9000/dashboard/ in your browser"
-
diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh
index e99697f..665aed3 100644
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh
+++ b/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-INFCTL_GIT_REPO="https://codeberg.org/headshed/infctl-cli.git"
-INFCTL_GIT_REPO_BRANCH="feature/gcloud-k3s"
-INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/infctl-cli"
-
 # ensure only run once
 if [[ -f /etc/startup_was_launched ]]; then exit 0; fi
 
 touch /etc/startup_was_launched
 
-
 # Format the k3s disk if not already formatted
 
 # This creates an ext4 filesystem on the specified 
@@ -47,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 
 # apt install
 apt update
-apt install -y ncdu htop git curl
+apt install -y ncdu htop
 
 # helm install
 curl -fsSL -o get_helm.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3
@@ -70,7 +65,9 @@ rc=/home/user/.bashrc
 } >> $rc
 
 
-# Install k3s 
+# Install k3s and configure it to use the persistent disk for data storage
+# curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="--data-dir /mnt/disks/k3s" sh -
+
 k3s_version="v1.32.8+k3s1"
 curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io \
 | \
@@ -80,7 +77,6 @@ curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io \
     --disable servicelb 
 
 
-# Set up kubeconfig for the 'user' user
 mkdir -p /home/user/.kube
 chown user:user /home/user/.kube
 chmod 700 /home/user/.kube
@@ -88,15 +84,3 @@ chmod 700 /home/user/.kube
 # for easier access
 cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml /home/user/.kube/config
 chown user:user /home/user/.kube/config
-
-# install  infctl
-curl -L https://codeberg.org/headshed/infctl-cli/raw/branch/main/install.sh | bash
-
-# clone infctl repo if not already present
-if [[ ! -d "$INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR" ]]; then
-    mkdir -p "$INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR"
-    cd ${INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR} || "echo 'Failed to change directory to $INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR' ; exit 1"
-    git clone --branch "$INFCTL_GIT_REPO_BRANCH" "$INFCTL_GIT_REPO" || "echo 'Failed to clone $INFCTL_GIT_REPO' ; exit 1"
-    chown -R user:user "$INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR"
-fi
-
diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/list_gloud_infra.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/list_gloud_infra.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f7a4f39..0000000
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/list_gloud_infra.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-. .env
-
-if [ -z "$PROJECT_NAME" ]; then
-    echo "❌ PROJECT_NAME is not set. Please add PROJECT_NAME=<your_project_name> to your .env file before running this script."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-gcloud compute instances list --project="$PROJECT_NAME" && gcloud compute disks list --project="$PROJECT_NAME" && gcloud compute firewall-rules list --project="$PROJECT_NAME" && gcloud storage buckets list --project="$PROJECT_NAME"
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "❌ gcloud is not authenticated, please run 'gcloud auth login' first"
-    echo
-    exit 1
-fi
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diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/pre-flight-checks.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/pre-flight-checks.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index cbcba78..0000000
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/pre-flight-checks.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-echo "🧪 checking we have tofu insatalled..."
-if ! command -v tofu &> /dev/null
-then
-    echo "❌ tofu could not be found, please install it first"
-    echo 
-    echo "see https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/standalone/"
-    echo 
-    echo "and https://opentofu.org/docs/intro/install/ for more details"
-    echo
-    exit 1
-fi  
-
-echo "✅ tofu is installed,..."
-echo 
-tofu version
-echo
-
-echo "🧪 checking we have gcloud insatalled..."
-if ! command -v gcloud &> /dev/null
-then
-    echo "❌ gcloud could not be found, please install it first"
-    echo
-    echo "see https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install"
-    echo
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "✅ gcloud is installed,..."
-echo
-gcloud version
-echo
-
-echo "🧪 checking we have kubectl insatalled..."
-if ! command -v kubectl &> /dev/null
-then
-    echo "❌ kubectl could not be found, please install it first"
-    echo
-    echo "see https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl-linux/"
-    echo
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "✅ kubectl is installed,..."
-echo
-kubectl version --client
-echo 
-
-
diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/run_tofu.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/run_tofu.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f88453d..0000000
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/run_tofu.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-if [[ -d ".terraform" && -f ".terraform.lock.hcl" ]]; then
-    echo "✅ Terraform already initialized"
-    # tofu init
-else 
-    echo "⚠️ Initializing Terraform..."
-    tofu init
-fi
-
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "❌ tofu init failed, please check the output above"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# tofu apply with auto-approve to make it non-interactive
-tofu apply -auto-approve
-
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "❌ tofu apply failed, please check the output above"
-    exit 1
-fi
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